Human helminth care manual: Difference between revisions

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monolaurin Monolaurin] (also known as lauric acid, glycerol monolaurate, glyceryl laurate and 1-Lauroyl-glycerol) is a fatty acid found naturally in coconut oil and human breast milk. Shown in test tube studies to have antibacterial and antiviral activity, it is commonly used as a surfactant in cosmetics, including deodorants, and as an emulsifier in foods. While it is active against candida[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20008774], one subject has reported that taking two teaspoons of monolaurin daily, for a few weeks, produced no obvious effect on his worms. [https://www.facebook.com/groups/htsupport/permalink/872052362850720/?comment_id=872137176175572&offset=0&total_comments=10&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22:%22R7%22%7D] [https://www.facebook.com/groups/htsupport/permalink/872052362850720/?comment_id=872142719508351&offset=0&total_comments=10&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22:%22R4%22%7D] Another believes that she probably ingested a significant dose of monolaurin by drinking full fat coconut milk daily, but that her hookworms and whipworms both survived this. [https://www.facebook.com/groups/htsupport/permalink/872052362850720/?comment_id=872162672839689&offset=0&total_comments=10&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22:%22R%22%7D] Others have also confirmed that monolaurin is worm-safe. [https://www.facebook.com/groups/htsupport/permalink/974642915924997/?comment_id=975547445834544&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22:%22R0%22%7D] [https://www.facebook.com/groups/htsupport/permalink/1368090353246916/?comment_id=1369652509757367&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D]